Lighten up...

[LongTimeSkinsFan]

Originally Posted by heybigstar

I like your frame of mind, i am constantly put down my friends for being the unrealistic,
over-optimisitic fan ... while i admit i can be a little unrealistic at times, i think a lot of my friends (who also are die hard skins fans) are actually pessimistic and not realists....

just to add to your thought... until, that is, the skins go 14-2 or 15-1 then you see them everyday spouting Joe Gibbs is God dogma whilst wearing their Redskins beer drinking hat and sporting a Patrick Ramsey for MVP sweatshirt, "Taylor Jacobs runs like the wind" sweatpants, official Redskins colors Nikes signed by Clinton Portis, and "Fred Smoot has me covered" thermal socks. Fairweather fans suck more than the teams they support or fail to support. I still wear my skins T-shirts and sweatshirts and people make comments in public about them. I just tell them I've been a skins fan since their first super bowl appearance. I was 10 or 11 years old then and bet a friend $1 they would beat the dolphins. Losing a dollar didn't change my mind about them then and a losing season this year isn't going to change the way I feel about them either.

[jermus22]

I'm with you, bro. I've been a 'Skins fan since I saw them go up against Denver in '88 (I was only five at the time). We're all disappointed with this year, but I didn't expect them to make the playoffs. Hopefully we can do better in these last few weeks; the upcoming game is a great opportunity for a turnaround.

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by LongTimeSkinsFan

I was 10 or 11 years old then and bet a friend $1 they would beat the dolphins. Losing a dollar didn't change my mind about them then and a losing season this year isn't going to change the way I feel about them either.

Hey you got cheated, because the Redskins beat the Dolphins in the Super Bowl! I'd be asking for that dollar!


I know what you're saying though LongTimeSkinsFan. I thought it quite comical when I started seeing an increase of New England jerseys around town! I have proudly been a Skins fan since about 1980...when I was just old enough to understand football! I remember in first grade one of my best friends came in with this autographed picture of Danny White and I took one look at my friend and laughed at him!

[LongTimeSkinsFan]

Originally Posted by skinsguy

Hey you got cheated, because the Redskins beat the Dolphins in the Super Bowl! I'd be asking for that dollar!


I know what you're saying though LongTimeSkinsFan. I thought it quite comical when I started seeing an increase of New England jerseys around town! I have proudly been a Skins fan since about 1980...when I was just old enough to understand football! I remember in first grade one of my best friends came in with this autographed picture of Danny White and I took one look at my friend and laughed at him!

Yes they beat the crap out of the Dolphins the second time around. I'm talking about back in '73 when they played the Dolphins with Bob Griese at QB, Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick in the backfield, and the famed 'No-Name' defense. I believe they were the last team to have an undefeated season in both regular season and post season play. That's when I lost the $1!

[skinsguy]

Originally Posted by LongTimeSkinsFan

Yes they beat the crap out of the Dolphins the second time around. I'm talking about back in '73 when they played the Dolphins with Bob Griese at QB, Larry Csonka and Jim Kiick in the backfield, and the famed 'No-Name' defense. I believe they were the last team to have an undefeated season in both regular season and post season play. That's when I lost the $1!

Ahhhhh yes I had forgotten about that! George Allen's "over the hill gang" playing against the undefeated Miami Dolphins! Wasn't that like a 14 -7 or 7-6 game?

And Dave Butz..that is a name I haven't heard in quite a while! This guy was huge! And not huge as in fat or overally muscular, he was just a big big guy and played his position well!